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galactic_hedgehog
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« Reply #30 on: September 18, 2009, 11:25:41 PM »

Two things:

A) They weren't talking to you.

Don't forget the easy way to tell if they're talking about you:  they will be massaging themselves.

At least that's how I now they're talking about me.
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« Reply #31 on: September 20, 2009, 02:13:26 PM »

!יופי: עוד הזדמנות להשתמש בעברית

?אמרתי כבר שאני אוהב אותך
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In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away -- -
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
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« Reply #32 on: September 20, 2009, 02:17:04 PM »

!יופי: עוד הזדמנות להשתמש בעברית

?אמרתי כבר שאני אוהב אותך

You're talking about me, aren't you? I just know it!
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« Reply #33 on: September 20, 2009, 02:39:00 PM »

!יופי: עוד הזדמנות להשתמש בעברית

?אמרתי כבר שאני אוהב אותך

You're talking about me, aren't you? I just know it!

.אני אוהב גם אותך
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In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away -- -
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
                                                  Lewis Carroll
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« Reply #34 on: September 20, 2009, 03:05:04 PM »

!יופי: עוד הזדמנות להשתמש בעברית

?אמרתי כבר שאני אוהב אותך

You're talking about me, aren't you? I just know it!

That better translate to "That Scampster's got some shiksappeal."

.אני אוהב גם אותך
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« Reply #35 on: September 20, 2009, 03:30:57 PM »

!יופי: עוד הזדמנות להשתמש בעברית

?אמרתי כבר שאני אוהב אותך

You're talking about me, aren't you? I just know it!

.אני אוהב גם אותך

That better translate to "That Scampster's got some shiksappeal."


That's actually not far off! 

.עכבר-איש, אני מוכן לשתף אותה

...נשיקות
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« Reply #36 on: September 20, 2009, 03:35:36 PM »

!יופי: עוד הזדמנות להשתמש בעברית

?אמרתי כבר שאני אוהב אותך

You're talking about me, aren't you? I just know it!

.אני אוהב גם אותך

That better translate to "That Scampster's got some shiksappeal."


That's actually not far off!  

.עכבר-איש, אני מוכן לשתף אותה

...נשיקות

Well, then by all means continue to sing my praises.

(But in the meantime, I'm finding one of my Hebrew-reading friends to translate for me :-))
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« Reply #37 on: September 20, 2009, 07:22:21 PM »

!יופי: עוד הזדמנות להשתמש בעברית

?אמרתי כבר שאני אוהב אותך

You're talking about me, aren't you? I just know it!

.אני אוהב גם אותך

That better translate to "That Scampster's got some shiksappeal."


That's actually not far off!  

.עכבר-איש, אני מוכן לשתף אותה

...נשיקות

Well, then by all means continue to sing my praises.

(But in the meantime, I'm finding one of my Hebrew-reading friends to translate for me :-))

Actually, cut and paste and put it into google with "translate" in front of the quote and you'll get the translation
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« Reply #38 on: September 20, 2009, 08:11:42 PM »

Google is beta testing a new 'snark translater' service (snark.translate.google.com).

So I pasted the OPs response in:

larryc, you are the reason why I went into administration: to get away from the insufferable cleverness and toxic sarcasm of spoiled, self-centered, oversexed boorish baby boomers like you.  Unfortunately, administration only weeds out the cleverness and sarcasm.

And got this:

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larryc [?], you are the reason [not really, but your response made me pissy] why I went into administration: to get away from the insufferable cleverness [I hate people who are more clever than me] and toxic sarcasm [especially if I don't have a comeback] of spoiled [luckier than me], self-centered [not miserably obsessed with others], oversexed [more sexed than me] boorish [cutting into my party] baby boomers [one of the unwashed masses] like you.  Unfortunately, administration only weeds out the cleverness and sarcasm.

I'm not sure it's accurate.

?
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« Reply #39 on: September 20, 2009, 08:49:15 PM »

This thread used to be funnier.  I think it's that use of the word snark automatically cuts the funniness by 30%.
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« Reply #40 on: September 20, 2009, 09:23:09 PM »

This thread used to be funnier.  I think it's that use of the word snark automatically cuts the funniness by 30%.

Does that mean that when I post the thread automatically becomes less funny?

.עכשיו אני מדוכא
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In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away -- -
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
                                                  Lewis Carroll
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« Reply #41 on: September 20, 2009, 09:24:29 PM »

Is that my cue?
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« Reply #42 on: September 20, 2009, 09:26:10 PM »

This thread used to be funnier.  I think it's that use of the word snark automatically cuts the funniness by 30%.

Does that mean that when I post the thread automatically becomes less funny?

.עכשיו אני מדוכא

Aw, don't worry, I still think you're funny.

Scampster, who has now learned how to use google translator.
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« Reply #43 on: September 21, 2009, 03:16:45 AM »

This thread used to be funnier.  I think it's that use of the word snark automatically cuts the funniness by 30%.

Does that mean that when I post the thread automatically becomes less funny?

.עכשיו אני מדוכא

Aw, don't worry, I still think you're funny.

Scampster, who has now learned how to use google translator.

Well, at the risk of incriminating myself -- google translator is lacking in nuance its results for at least one post above...
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« Reply #44 on: September 21, 2009, 07:31:57 AM »

This thread used to be funnier.  I think it's that use of the word snark automatically cuts the funniness by 30%.

Does that mean that when I post the thread automatically becomes less funny?

.עכשיו אני מדוכא

Aw, don't worry, I still think you're funny.

Scampster, who has now learned how to use google translator.

Well, at the risk of incriminating myself -- google translator is lacking in nuance its results for at least one post above...

I figured as much ;-)
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